TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Illuminated Rider,
2016
TONY GREER (AMERICAN)
Neon
Jones AT&T Stadium, North End Zone
Within the collection that has become the Texas Tech University
System Public Art Program, there is a thread of work that
highlights the art and science of illumination. That thread
begins with the monumental neon Double T on the southeast
end zone, presented by the class of 1938. Illuminated Rider
is a continuation of that theme and an interpretation of the
beloved Masked Rider icon of Texas Tech University.
The fluidity of form, crispness of line, and illuminated colors
are all created using an artist’s torch to shape glass. This piece
was created in hand blown neon that highlights that element’s
properties as an artistic medium by artist Tony Greer, along
with Larry Simmons, Randy Fisher, and Andrew Hagan of the
Tornado Gallery.
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